EDUCATION

1993-97                 Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC

                                Four-year studio program

1996                       Cardiff Institute of Art and Design, Cardiff, Wales, UK

                                Six-month exchange program

 SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010                      LES Gallery, Vancouver

2010                     There is a Giant, Underground Mushroom Living in Oregon , Silver Flag Projects, Montreal

2010                     The Zone of No Ideas, Paul Petro Contemporary Art

2009                     Flower Paintings, CSA Space, Vancouver                     

2008                    The Energy of The Sun, Paul Petro Contemporary Art

2007                    The Beauty of Things,In This World, Now and Always, Paul Petro Contemporary Art

2007                     Road Trip Paintings, othergallery, Winnipeg

2005                       CUE Foundation, New York (catalogue)

2004                       Maritime Frazetta, Greener Pastures Contemporary Art, Toronto

2004                       Elemental Brooker, Xeno Gallery, Vancouver (Collaborative show with Robin Fry)

2003                       New Age Philosophy , Acuna-Hansen Gallery Project Space, Los Angeles

2002                       The Matlock Juxtapoze, Mercer Union, Toronto

2002                       Misty Horizon,  Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto

2001                       Hinterland,  Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto

2001                       Watering Hole,  Solo Exhibition Space, Toronto

2000                       Pleasurenaut,  Bus Gallery, Toronto

1998                       Recent Paintings,  Third Avenue Gallery, Vancouver, BC

1997                       New Work,  Third Avenue Gallery, Vancouver, BC

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009                       Massive Uprising, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

2009                      Art on Paper Biennial, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina

2009                      Das ist einfach schwierig, Kunst in Kreuzberg, Berlin

2009                      Slipstream, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto

2008                      If you go Into the Woods Today..., Gladstone Hotel, Toronto

2007                      See You Tommorrow, Agnes Etherington Art Center, Kingston

2006                      Art vs Real Life, Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York

2006                     Natural Selection, Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto

2006                      Darkness Ascends, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto

2004                       The Cave and the Island, White Columns, New York

2004                       The Cave and the Island, Galerie Kunstbeuro, Vienna

2004                       Republic of Love, Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto

2002                       Selling Out and Buying In, Biz Art, Shanghai (catalogue)

2002                       Synthetic Psychosis, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto (catalogue)

2002                       Officina America, Galleria d'art moderna di Bologna, Italy  (catalogue)

2001                       Breakfast of Champeens,  Paul Petro Contemporary Art, Toronto

2001                       Instant Coffee Miniature Show,  Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

SELECTED GROUP EXHBIITONS cont.

2000                       Glo,  Archive Inc, Toronto

2000                       Pretty, Please,  Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto

2000                       Re-Negotiating Space,  Harbourfront Centre, Toronto

2000                       Emerging Artists,  Gallery One, Toronto

1999                       Nog A Dod,  Moonbase Gallery, Vancouver, BC

AWARDS

2009                     Toronto Arts Council Level Two Creation Grant

2007                     New Brunswick Arts Council Project Grant

2005                     Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant

2003                       Canada Council Travel Grant

2003                       Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant

2003                       Ontario Arts Council Creation Grant

2003                       Toronto Arts Council Creation Grant

2002                       Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant

2000                       Ontario Arts Council Creation Grant

2000                       Toronto Arts Council Level One Creation Grant

1998                       Canada Council Emerging Artist Grant

1998                       Canada Council Travel Grant

1997                       PADAC Art Award

1996                       New Brunswick Juried Arts Award

1996                       ECIAD Tuition Scholarship

1995                       British Columbia Juried Arts Award

1995                       New Brunswick Juried Arts Award

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

                            Agnes Etherington Art Center, Kingston, ON

                            Glenbow Museum, Calgary

                            Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, Toronto

                            Tom Thomson Memorial Gallery, Owen Sound, ON 

ART FAIRS

2009                    Toronto International Art Fair , (Paul Petro Contemporary Art)

2008                    Toronto International Art Fair, (Paul Petro Contemporary Art)

2007                    Toronto International Art Fair, (Paul Petro Contemporary Art)

2006                    Aqua Art Fair, Miami, (othergallery)

2006                    Toronto International Art Fair, (othergallery)

2006                    Art(212), New York, (Katherine Mulherin Projects)

2006                    Scope London, (Katherine Mulherin Projects)

2005                    Toronto Alternative Art Fair International, (Solo Exhibition)

2005                    FIAC, Paris (Artcore Gallery)

2004                    Toronto International Art Fair(Greener Pastures Contemporary Art) 

RESIDENCIES

2005                   CUE  Foundation, New York 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Balzer, David "It’s all about the love", Eye, Toronto, p. 39, March 25, 2004

Barilli, Renato (curator)  Officina America, Museum of Modern Art, Bologna, 2002 (catalogue)

CBC Radio 3, "Chanelling Brooker", cbcradio3.com,  14-21 March 2004

Dault, Gary Michael  "Jay Isaac"  Globe & Mail, p. R20, 7 April 2001

Dault, Gary Michael  "Jay Isaac"  Globe & Mail, p. R15, 6 April 2002

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Eden, Xandra,, (curator,) "Republic of Love", Power Plant, Toronto, 2004 (catalogue)

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Hanna, Deirdre  "Rococo romp"  Now, p.81, 22 March 2001

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Heather, Rosemary  "The Matlock Juxtapoze"  Mercer Union, Toronto, October 2002 (catalogue)

Hirschmann, Thomas  "Pulp fantasies" Now, 28 March 2002

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Milroy, Sarah  "Critic's Choice"  Globe & Mail, p. R21, 6 April 2002

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